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#BDEE15

#bdee15 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bdee15 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 93.33% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.18% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 73.55°, with 86.45% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7202

Complementary

  1. #bdee15
  2. #4615ee

Split complementary

  1. #bdee15
  2. #1550ee
  3. #b215ee

Analogous

  1. #eeb215
  2. #bdee15
  3. #50ee15

Triadic

  1. #bdee15
  2. #15bdee
  3. #ee15bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdee15
  2. #15ee46
  3. #4615ee
  4. #ee15bd

Square

  1. #bdee15
  2. #15eeb2
  3. #4615ee
  4. #ee1550

Monochromatic

  1. #4e6307
  2. #86aa0c
  3. #bdee15
  4. #d1f35c
  5. #e5f8a4

Shades

#bdee15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdee15
  2. #aad613
  3. #97be11
  4. #84a70f
  5. #718f0d
  6. #5f770b
  7. #4c5f08
  8. #394706
  9. #263004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdee15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdee15
  2. #c4f02c
  3. #caf144
  4. #d1f35b
  5. #d7f573
  6. #def78a
  7. #e5f8a1
  8. #ebfab9
  9. #f2fcd0
  10. #f8fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdee15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdee15
  2. #b7e320
  3. #b1d82a
  4. #abcd35
  5. #a5c240
  6. #9fb74b
  7. #98ac55
  8. #92a160
  9. #8c966b
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e42d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e7a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdee15 {
  color: #bdee15;
}
Background
.bg-bdee15 {
  background-color: #bdee15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdee15 {
  border: 2px solid #bdee15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdee15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 238 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdee15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdee15, #50ee15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdee15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 238 21 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.75 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.92 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.50 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.09 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.14 #4211ea Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdee15  rgb(189, 238, 21)  hsl(74, 86%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4615ee  rgb(70, 21, 238)  hsl(254, 86%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#15bdee  rgb(21, 189, 238)  hsl(194, 86%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee15bd  rgb(238, 21, 189)  hsl(314, 86%, 51%)  Shocking Pink